{"cve":"CVE-2016-7253","nvd":{"published":"2016-11-10T07:00:07.257","modified":"2026-06-17T00:52:52.000","status":"Modified","description":"The agent in Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP2, 2012 SP3, 2014 SP1, 2014 SP2, and 2016 does not properly check the atxcore.dll ACL, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, aka \"SQL Server Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.\"","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94056","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037250","https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-136","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94056","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037250"],"products":["microsoft:sql_server"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:41:25.729257544+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-7253","score":0.11859,"percentile":0.96096,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}